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Emergency Food Pantry
Youth Programs
Senior Programs
Community Service
Community Meeting Space and Facility Use
Community Events & Meals

Emergency Food Pantry

Food Pantry is available to area residents and community members who need emergency assistance. Neighborhood House’s Food Pantry is open Monday and Thursday from 11:00-2:00 p.m.

Youth Programs

Mills Street Academy After-School:
Open Monday 1:15-5:30 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 2:45-5:30 p.m. Mills Street Academy provides an opportunity for youth ages 7-15 to unwind in a safe, atmosphere while enjoying recreational and fun, educational activities. Enrollment is free. We encourage and support academic achievement while helping youth to reach their potential and learn new skills.

Our After-School program offers "Power Hour" -- a 30 minute time devoted to homework and tutoring. Tutors come to us from MATC, Edgewood and UW-Madison.

Summer Day Camp:
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. A recreational and educational program for youth ages 7-13. Youth engage in summer activities like swimming, tennis, gardening, arts and crafts and performing arts. Day camp includes field trips to the public libraries, Madison Children’s Museum, the Civic Center, UW-campus and more!

Senior Programs

Exercise class:
Will begin soon.

Senior Wednesdays:
Last Wednesday of the month from 2-5 p.m. at Parkside Apartments. Dinner provided with activities.

Home Chores:
Delivery of food and basic transportation for seniors.

Community Service

Neighborhood House provides supervision and structured work tasks and activities for adult and youth offenders. The program allows the participants to accept responsibility, develop a support network and build self-esteem. In addition, the center provides adults from the W2 Program an opportunity to participate in center activities. Benefits to the participants include learning new skills, acquiring new reference for employment and building self-esteem.

Community Meeting Space & Facility Use

As an additional service to the community, Neighborhood House provides a meeting space for neighborhood and special interest groups, university classes, community projects, and user groups such as the Greenbush Neighborhood Association, Theater groups, Nepali Friendship Group, Durendal Fencing, Bolivian Dance, Capoeira Angola, Bujinkan, and Ballet Folklorico Mexico!!

Community Events and Meals

Neighborhood House hosts several community meals and fundraising events throughout the year. These events provide opportunities for area residents to connect and engage with each other within an informal, community setting.